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Oklahoma National Stockyards Feeder Cattle Market Report

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 29, 2024

4,661 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.32/cwt +9.58 vs last sale · ≈ $1,896/hd at 773 lb · 272 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $248.35/cwt -7.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,176/hd at 876 lb · 240 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $268.77/cwt -6.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,949/hd at 725 lb · 217 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,661 4,020 4,253
Feeder cattle 4,661 4,020 4,253

Market comments — USDA reporter

*** Add Close with actual receipts *** Compared to last week: Feeder steers weak, with instances to 5.00 lower on those over 800 lbs. Feeder heifers 2.00-5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher. Demand good. Quality average. The market held together better than most thought despite heat and humidity returning to Oklahoma and cattle futures posting losses of over 2.00.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 10 431.00 $431.00 $1,198 —
409 fancy 409 18 384.00 $384.00 $1,571 +5.00
413 thin fleshed 413 4 379.00 $379.00 $1,565 —
422 unweaned 422 3 335.00 $335.00 $1,414 -8.00
431–442 439 31 339.00–354.00 $347.77 $1,527 +12.06
463 unweaned 463 38 322.00 $322.00 $1,491 —
473–494 484 39 323.00–331.00 $327.39 $1,585 -4.34
505–541 526 81 311.00–326.00 $319.17 $1,679 +0.99
535 unweaned 535 9 310.00 $310.00 $1,658 —
563–589 573 16 293.00–324.00 $312.93 $1,793 -6.34
565–584 unweaned 581 44 287.00–300.00 $288.72 $1,677 —
609 thin fleshed 609 14 304.00 $304.00 $1,851 —
601–627 617 71 285.00–294.00 $288.12 $1,778 +1.12
639 unweaned 639 21 275.00 $275.00 $1,757 -11.57
656–679 672 79 276.00–293.00 $284.34 $1,911 +2.67
700–733 722 182 262.00–281.50 $272.43 $1,967 -0.83
737–743 unweaned 741 35 248.50–252.50 $249.75 $1,851 —
765 765 23 256.00 $256.00 $1,958 -4.41
752–798 775 75 258.00–268.00 $260.12 $2,016 -0.29
800–823 818 148 241.00–260.00 $254.44 $2,081 -0.84
855–897 876 232 244.50–257.00 $248.60 $2,178 -7.02
877 877 8 241.00 $241.00 $2,114 -14.62
908–922 917 23 240.00–251.00 $248.60 $2,280 +7.84
960–977 970 88 232.00–232.50 $232.29 $2,253 -8.71
960–976 974 122 238.50–251.00 $239.71 $2,335 -1.29
1028 1028 3 213.00 $213.00 $2,190 -10.71
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 13 370.00 $370.00 $1,380 +11.00
430 430 9 315.00 $315.00 $1,354 +7.23
485 485 3 312.00 $312.00 $1,513 +4.91
506–535 524 73 298.00–306.00 $302.62 $1,586 +6.74
556–586 575 87 283.00–303.00 $291.52 $1,676 -0.77
612 thin fleshed 612 9 296.00 $296.00 $1,812 —
625–643 637 43 283.00–284.00 $283.41 $1,805 -2.91
653 653 3 269.00 $269.00 $1,757 -1.58
658–675 671 42 272.00–280.00 $273.87 $1,838 +3.29
703–728 717 47 259.00–266.00 $260.20 $1,866 +1.92
773–774 773 13 244.00–247.00 $245.15 $1,895 -7.00
889 889 99 241.00–244.50 $243.02 $2,160 +2.59
901–902 902 68 237.00–240.00 $237.35 $2,141 +9.35
968–971 970 60 229.00–231.00 $230.58 $2,237 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 16 300.00 $300.00 $999 —
512 thin fleshed 512 6 297.00 $297.00 $1,521 +13.00
558–582 573 14 260.00–277.00 $265.91 $1,524 -1.77
603–621 618 100 255.00–280.00 $273.87 $1,693 +8.13
675–698 684 24 245.00–263.00 $255.09 $1,745 +5.05
724–745 737 19 238.00–253.00 $247.57 $1,825 +5.36
790 790 4 227.00 $227.00 $1,793 +0.62
805 805 11 241.00 $241.00 $1,940 —
868 868 5 238.00 $238.00 $2,066 —
930 930 3 225.00 $225.00 $2,092 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 3 320.00 $320.00 $890 —
338 338 4 307.00 $307.00 $1,038 —
356–395 375 27 311.00–341.00 $336.24 $1,261 +4.05
401–448 unweaned 416 16 264.00–288.00 $274.44 $1,142 —
411–441 429 70 301.00–311.00 $304.18 $1,305 +4.40
463–471 468 17 278.00–289.00 $283.65 $1,327 -7.40
456–486 unweaned 469 12 278.00–286.00 $282.54 $1,325 +7.33
514–545 534 70 276.50–295.00 $281.79 $1,505 +3.14
531–542 unweaned 537 23 255.00–277.00 $267.55 $1,437 -12.94
555–579 unweaned 561 40 260.00–269.50 $265.92 $1,492 +8.92
566–597 589 88 269.00–280.00 $272.13 $1,603 -5.87
603–642 618 182 257.50–283.50 $269.27 $1,664 +4.21
645 645 21 256.50 $256.50 $1,654 +8.50
654–669 657 80 249.00–256.00 $254.65 $1,673 +3.96
674 unweaned 674 21 245.50 $245.50 $1,655 —
701–733 717 151 248.00–256.00 $252.22 $1,808 +7.22
753–790 773 272 235.00–251.75 $245.32 $1,896 +11.32
861 861 8 229.00 $229.00 $1,972 +2.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 21 323.00 $323.00 $1,108 -8.00
406 406 27 279.00 $279.00 $1,133 +1.39
459 thin fleshed 459 46 289.00 $289.00 $1,327 —
455–486 469 25 273.00–280.00 $275.94 $1,294 +2.06
512–538 525 27 263.00–271.00 $268.27 $1,408 +4.83
564–589 570 150 249.00–285.00 $267.06 $1,522 +7.85
604–648 623 19 257.00–263.00 $260.37 $1,622 +11.76
655–694 674 82 235.00–246.00 $244.61 $1,649 +1.61
705–733 718 11 239.00–244.00 $241.68 $1,735 +8.19
779–780 779 8 225.00–227.00 $225.75 $1,759 -1.75
821–844 832 32 219.00–227.00 $224.02 $1,864 -3.48
927 927 11 216.00 $216.00 $2,002 —
981 981 6 188.00 $188.00 $1,844 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 5 279.00 $279.00 $971 +6.00
365 365 25 267.50 $267.50 $976 -22.73
430 430 3 255.00 $255.00 $1,096 —
440 thin fleshed 440 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,254 —
520 520 11 236.00 $236.00 $1,227 -16.75
534 thin fleshed 534 15 268.00–280.00 $276.80 $1,478 +20.80
579–586 582 9 250.00–257.00 $253.87 $1,478 +3.21
633 633 17 230.00 $230.00 $1,456 -10.00
678 678 20 230.00 $230.00 $1,559 -3.00
704 thin fleshed 704 34 244.50 $244.50 $1,721 —
715 715 11 218.00 $218.00 $1,559 —
787 787 3 223.00 $223.00 $1,755 +15.00
966 966 4 181.00 $181.00 $1,748 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
598 598 11 230.00 $230.00 $1,375 —
710 710 9 221.00 $221.00 $1,569 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
281 281 4 410.00 $410.00 $1,152 —
354–397 386 20 360.00–365.00 $363.85 $1,404 —
393 unweaned 393 18 341.00 $341.00 $1,340 —
404 unweaned 404 4 313.00 $313.00 $1,265 —
451–484 474 25 319.00–335.00 $322.36 $1,528 +3.36
507–545 518 48 257.00–316.00 $292.85 $1,517 +5.07
619 619 8 270.00 $270.00 $1,671 +1.80
733–748 744 10 242.00–248.00 $246.23 $1,832 +9.23
998 998 4 198.00 $198.00 $1,976 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 8 330.00 $330.00 $1,221 —
495 495 9 286.00 $286.00 $1,416 —
696 696 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,601 —
810 810 3 223.00 $223.00 $1,806 —
904 904 6 208.00 $208.00 $1,880 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
629 629 8 236.00 $236.00 $1,484 —
811 811 9 222.00 $222.00 $1,800 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
831 831 4 234.00 $234.00 $1,945 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
982 982 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,247 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.